Candy-dipping tray.



N0. 684,l47. Patented Oct. 8, I90I. W. H. WEEKS.

CANDY DIPPING TRAY.

'Application filad June 28, 1901.)

(No Model.)

m VEN 70/? m WITNESSES A TTOHNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM H. W'EEKS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAN DY-DIPPING TRAY.

SIPECZFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 684,147, dated October 8, 1901.

Application filed June 28,1901. Serial No. 66,707. (No model.)

To (tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. WEEKS, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Candy-Dipping Trays, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to candy-dipping trays by means of which cores are held and immersed in chocolate or other coating solution, and more particularly to that class of trays usually employed in connection with chocolate coating machinessuch, for example, as illustrated in my Letters Patent of the United States No. 634,633, dated October 10, 1899, to which reference may be had.

As heretofore constructed candy-dipping trays comprised a skeleton framework of wire in which were formed rows of depressions or pockets for the reception of the cores to be coated. The tray charged with the cores was bodily immersed in and removed from the coating solution, thereby effecting the covering of the cores. A pan with a sheet of paper therein was then imposed upon the tray and the whole inverted, thereby depositing the coated cores upon the paper within the pan. The pan with its contents was then removed, the tray charged with cores as before, and the coating and discharging operation repeated.

The object of my invention is to provide a dipping-tray of such construction that the contents of the tray may be discharged therefrom without the necessity, as heretofore, of inverting the tray; and to this end the invention, stated generally, consists in the provision of core-receiving pockets or compartments having therein movable core-supporting members, in combination with means whereby said members may be actuated to release the cores and permit their discharge upon an underlying pan or receiver.

The invention also comprises novel con structions and combinations, which will be hereinafter particularly described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of a I dipping-tray embodying my invention.

2 is a longitudinal section, enlarged, as on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section, enlarged, as on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, showing a crank for operating the wormshaft which controls the positions of the movable core-supports. Fig. 4 is a similar section as on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

A represents a rectangular frame comprising the sides a, ends a, and centrally-disposed transverse tie-bars a Supported in and between the sides of the frame are suitably-spaced parallel rods B, which are preferably arranged in pairs, each rod being provided throughout its length with a series of upward and downward bends I) Z), respectively, which extend from the top to the bottom of the frame, as shown. Extending longitudinally of the frame and at right angles to the rods B are parallel shafts O, which have their bearings in the ends and crossbars of the frame. These shafts extend in pairs through the open spaces between the vertical members 19 of the rods B. On each of the shafts are laterally-projecting fingers c, that are also preferably arranged in pairs and so located in respect to the spaces between the upward bends of adjacent sets of rods that said fingers may be swung into or 8 from the adjacent spaces, as desiredrWh'e'If the several shafts are turned to swing the fingers into the respective spaces, the inwardly-extending fingers afford, in conjunction with the adjacent vertical and upper horizontal bends b b of the rods, open pockets or receptacles for the cores, the latter being supported upon the movable fingers, as illustrated in Fig. 4. It will be seen that by simultaneously turning the shafts to swing the fingers downwardly the contents of the pockets will be released and permitted to drop therethrough, the proximate vertical portions of the rods guiding the articles in their descent. (See dotted lines in Fig. 4.)

As a simple and efficient means whereby the shafts may be actuated I journal in the sides of the frame a transverse shaft D, which extends between the cross-bars a On the shaft D are worms d, which coact with wormteeth d on the respective shafts, The worms are alternately right and left handed, .so that Fig.

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when the worm-shaft is turned the shafts 0 will be turned in proper direction to efiect the movement of the fingers relative to the respective pockets. The forward end of the shaft extends outwardly beyond the corresponding side of the frame and is suitably shaped to receive a crank E or other operating device.

Means other than the worm-gearing above described may be used to actuate the shafts such, for example, as spring-actuated linkand-lever devices.

I claim- 1. In a candy-dipping tray, the combination with a supportingframe of the character described,of core-receiving pockets composed of a fixed member mounted in said frame, and a movable member, with means to independently support and swing the movable member, whereby the cores supported by said pockets may be discharged therefrom without any movement of the main supportingframe,

2-. In a candydipping tray, a main supporting-frame, core-receiving pockets consisting of fixed horizontal rods arranged in pairs and formed with vertical and horizontal bends, and a series of movable fingers extending into the spaces between said bends in combination with devices for supporting said fingers, and with means to actuate said supporting devices to 'efiect a swinging motion of the fingers. v

tion with a main supporting-frame, of fixed 7' members constructed and arranged to coact with movable members to form a series of core-receiving pockets, actuating-shafts ar ranged in the frame at right angles to said fixed members, and movable members carried by said shafts and projecting normally members.

4 7 into spaces formed by the bends in the fixed r r 4. In a candy-dipping tray, a frame, cross-' rods therein having upward and downward bends, as described, shafts arranged in pairs and provided with fingers projecting into spaces between adjacent rods, and means for operating said shafts.

5. In a candy-dipping tray, a frame having 1 a series of pockets, shafts provided with fingers projecting into said pockets, and worm-1 gearing for simultaneously operating saidr'f shafts. r

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature this 24th day of June, A. D. 1901.

IVILLIAM H. WEEKS; Witnesses:

ANDREW V. GROUPE, JOHN R. NOLAN. 

